Weather Update: Flood alert as cold front hits the Western Cape

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Cape Town - It will be a cold weekend for the Western Cape and Northern Cape, as a cold front hits the provinces on Friday, 11 August, with a flood alert issued by the SA Weather Service. The rest of the country is enjoying warm temperatures with cool weather only hitting the Gauteng area and parts of the Free State.

"Some of the other high peaks in the Western Cape could also get light dustings," says Snow Report SA, adding that "It is unlikely that there will be any low-level snow at this stage, and all falls will be confined to the high peaks."

Water usage is 642 million litres per day – 142 million litres above our target of 500 million litres of collective water use per day.

"All residents must immediately reduce consumption further and report contraventions to the City. Consumption remains far too high. It is clear that water users are still taking chances with Cape Town’s collective future," says the city.

Minimum temperatures will be cold to very cold across the interior with cool temperatures along the coastal areas of South Africa, before warming later in the day for most of the country except the Western Cape and western parts of the Northern Cape.

On Friday, the coldest place in SA is Sutherland in the Northern Cape, climbing to -6°C.